Pakistan

Our sector assessment involved identifying key socioeconomic, climatic, and regulatory challenges that impacted the modernization of agriculture and the implementation of corporate farming. Expert Farmer has pinpointed the failures, successes, and lessons learned in corporate and contract farming. Additionally, our team highlighted successful farming models, including vertically integrated companies and diversified agricultural producers, along with their success factors.

On-site missions were conducted to validate remote observations through on-site assessments and stakeholder interviews. Expert Farmers have gathered updated economic and financial data and identified potential investors for future projects. Expert Farmer's findings were compiled and analyzed to refine project datasets and develop corporate and contract farming models, focusing on the regions of Sindh and Punjab.

The design phase involved creating corporate and contract farming models suitable for specific crops, taking into account local conditions, country capacities, and investor strategies. We detailed business activities, recommended farm locations, identified critical resources, determined processing facility capacities, and established crop rotations and target yields. Furthermore, we evaluated risk-return propositions, infrastructure requirements, and sustainability risks for the proposed models.

The economic viability of the farm was assessed for the short, medium, and long term. The refined models were subsequently presented by Expert Farmers to potential private investors with the IFC to promote Pakistani agriculture.